June 1st - KC Recognise Eric Roberts as a GSDL FCI Judge

The GSDL WDG committee would like to congratulate Mr Eric Roberts on his acceptance by the Kennel Club to become a GSDL FCI judge.
Eric is a familiar face among trialers and we welcome him back into the sport.
We are sure his input will be valued by all, and look forward to seeing him judging again.

The GSDL WDG EC

August 1st - SV Recognition of GSDL WDG Judges

The GSDL WDG is pleased to announce that as of today all of the GSDL WDG judges have been recognised.
The email was received from the SV quoting:-

Received July 28th, 2010 from SV administration:

We are happy to confirm you today that we have authorized the following persons as recognized SV foreign judges for performance (without the permission to judge in Germany ):

Bannerman, Douglas
Bohnstedt, Henriette
Jackson, James
James, Richard
Smith, Gavin

 This is a great step forward for the organisation, now having our own SV recognized Judges. It has taken a while to get this ratified but all the hard work has now finally paid off.

Congratulations to Dougie, Henriette, Jim, Richard and Gavin, we are all looking forward to seeing you judge a lot more trials in the future.

Stephen Byfield

April 2010 - Email outlining the WUSV team selection process that the two WUSV member clubs are to implement

Subject: Team for the WUSV worldchampionship

Dear Sirs,

Very often we were asked by the two Great Britain member clubs of the WUSV about the team for the WUSV worldchampionship.

This is the decision to the WUSV member meeting:

In every country in which there are two WUSV member clubs the two clubs have to make one trial and the best competitors, no matter from what club they are, can participate on the WUSV worldchampionship.

Best regards

Clemens Lux

Weltunion der Vereine für Deutsche Schäferhunde (WUSV) e.V.
- Generalsekretariat -

April 2010 - Kennel Club

On the 7th April the GSDL WDG wrote to the Kennel Club requesting clarification on the position of the GSDL half of the team representing Great Britain at the FCI in Finland. This request was made following many requests by members for information.

We have today received this letter in reply from the Kennel club. Click here

November 2009 - AGM date and location

Date: 13th Feb 2010 at 1pm

Venue: Kennel Club Building - Meeting Room A
Stoneleigh Showground
Stoneleigh
Warwickshire

November 2009 - Committee News - GSDL Recognised Judges

The GSDL (Working Dog Group) would seek to clarify the position with regard to individual’s resident within the United Kingdom whom it recognise's as Schutzhund/VPG Judges able to officiate at events hosted by member clubs.

1. The organisation requires that such individuals are approved to officiate in the sport by the WUSV. At the present time, therefore, this would be Mr Jim Jackson, Mr Gavin Smith, and Mr Richard James of the GSDL. The Organisation also recognise's Mr Eric Roberts of the BAGSD. It is envisaged that when GSDL apprentice Judges Mrs Henriette Bohnstedt and Mr Dougie Bannerman complete the required apprenticeship process, and are subsequently approved by the WUSV, they will also join this list.
2. The rational of this position is this. Prior to 23 January 2008, domestic Judges within the UK had retained only the mandate of the various controlling bodies (BSA, GSDL and BAGSD) to officiate at Trials in the UK. On the 23 January however, the GSDL hosted a dedicated Judging Seminar in Manchester by Herr Gunther Diegel, to which all then current Schutzhund /VPG Judges in the UK and Eire were invited. Individuals from the GSDL, the GSA (Ireland) and The BAGSD elected to attend this event. The outcome was the subsequent recognition of all attending existing Judges as WUSV approved Judges within the UK/Eire. Apprentice Judges attending were advised to continue undertaking their Judging Apprenticeship, completing the final one under an SV teaching Judge, in order to also attain recognition. The GSDL has written confirmation of the above.
3. Prior to 23 January 2008, the GSDL are aware that problems had arisen when members had entered Schutzhund/VPG competitions in other WUSV affiliated countries. Members had been informed that, as a consequence of a qualification being awarded in the UK by a non WUSV recognised Judge, they would be unable to compete, or alternatively be required to compete at a lower stake. Whilst it is important to stress that this has not always been the case, the GSDL wishes to protect the legitimacy of qualifications obtained by its membership; therefore it is right and proper that clarity and transparency are brought to this matter at this time. It is therefore important to state that non WUSV recognised judges within the sport in the UK will not be recognised by the GSDL to officiate at GSDL events, and any qualifications issued after the 23rd January 2008 by non WUSV recognised Judges resident in the UK will not be recognised by the GSDL.

GSDL WDG Committee

Club Reward Trophy Current Standings

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KENNEL CLUB BREED HEALTH AND WELFARE STRATEGY GROUP

Documents regarding meetings with the kennel club:

Agenda document

Group document

Meeting document

NEW documents from a second meeting with the kennel club:

Partnership document

Second Letter to the KC document

Agenda and GSD breed plan document

Events Coordinator & Trial Scores

Please send your trial score sheets to Richard James, not the GSDL magazine, address on contacts page. Please make sure your scores are sent within two weeks of your trial. Thank you.

Press Secretary

We have a new press secretary - Carol Phillips of Esslon, she will be collating all the articles to be inserted into the GSDL magazine.

Please write articles and trial reports and send in a couple of photos to Louise (for the website - louise.jollyman@gsdleague-workingbranch.com) and Carol (for the magazine - carolphillips.gsdl@yahoo.co.uk).

Track Layer List:

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